The Efficacy of Paraprobiotic, Probiotic, and Mineral Supplementation on the Eradication Rate of Helicobacter pylori in Patients with Dyspepsia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 4

Comparison of symptom improvement rates between treatment groups at the end of the treatment and eight weeks after the treatment completion.

	At the end of treatment		NNT	value	At 8^th week		NNT	value
	Group A	Group B			Group A	Group B
Overall (%)	22/33 (63.6%)	24/33 (72.7%)	11	0.255	16/33 (48.4%)	18/33 (54.5%)	16	0.490
Dyspepsia subtypes; (%)
PDS	10/14 (71.4%)	11/15 (73.3%)	53	1.000	7/14 (50%)	8/15 (53.3%)	30	0.816
EPS	9/15 (60%)	11/14 (78.6%)	5	0.427	8/15 (53.3%)	9/14 (64.3%)	9	0.425
Overlapping features	2/4 (50%)	2/4 (50%)	—	1.000	1/4 (25%)	1/4 (25%)	—	1.000

NNT: number needed to treat; : number; PDS: postprandial distress syndrome; EPS: epigastric pain syndrome.